Use the following workflow to set up a pair of Edge 8300 devices for High Availability (HA). Refer to High Availability for an overview of the HA option. (Refer to Workflow for Initial Setup - Standalone for deploying a single, stand-alone Edge 8100 or 8300 device.)
Prerequisites Refer to Password Defaults for the initial (default) passwords.
Workflow
Step | Action | User Interface Required |
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1 | Physically install the two 8300 devices. Install the devices and their cabling. For High Availability, also connect the HA cable between the devices. Power on the systems. Refer to Installing Edge 8000 Hardware. | |
2 | Configure the initial platform settings on each device.1 For High Availability, this includes:
Refer to Running Setup Wizard - High Availability. Perform this procedure first on one and then on the other 8300 device. | Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" CLI via serial console connection or ssh client, then the Edge 8000 Setup Wizard text user interface (TUI) |
3 | Generate and install the SWe Edge license on each device.2, 3 Refer to Obtaining and Installing an SBC SWe Edge Production Node-Locked License. Perform this procedure first on one and then on the other 8300 device. | Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" GUI via web browser |
4 | Configure the SWe Edge application on each device.1 Refer to Configuration Guides. | Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" GUI via web browser |
5 | Configure High Availability for the two devices. Refer to Activating High Availability. This includes setting each device's local and remote IP addresses so the Standby SWe Edge instance can monitor the Active Swe Edge instance, and installing a single HA license that applies to both devices. | Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" GUI via web browser |
6 | Configure dynamic RAMP registration.3 Refer to Register an Edge 8000 Device. | RAMP CLI via ssh |
Notes: Upon initial login, the system instructs you to change the password. Refer to Password Defaults for the initial (default) passwords. Each Edge 8000 device comes factory-installed with an on-premise, virtual machine (VM) version of SBC SWe Edge. Follow the procedures to order a node-locked production license, generate a license key, and install the license.